詩篇是潘霍華最喜愛的經卷；無論是在與親友往來的書信、靈修作品或是講章裡，處處可見詩篇的蹤跡。除此之外，為了對 抗納粹的反猶政策以及隨之而來的「去舊約化」思想，潘霍華大聲地宣告「舊約是屬於教會的書」、「舊約是關於基督之書」。基於這些原因，潘霍華於1940年出版了《詩篇：聖經的析禱書》。 他在書中強調，詩篇是基督的析禱書，是基督藉著大衛的ロ所說 出的析禱文。因此，詩篇理所當然地是基督徒向上帝禱告時最佳的範本。《詩篇：聖經的析禱書》乃是潘霍華生前出版的最後一本著作。就内容而言，它的重要性不亞於《創造與墮落》，然而 卻沒有得到神學界應有的注目。本文的目的在於突顯此書在歷史上與神學上的獨特性。本文首先回顧此書出版的社會脈絡，以及 它在潘霍華神學中的地位。其次，本文論證潘霍華解釋詩篇時所用的方法是延續自《創造與墮落》以來之「基督中心詮釋學」。最後，本文指出，詩篇不僅在潘霍華的神學裡佔有舉足輕重的地位，更是他不可或缺的靈命糧食。

The Psalms has been Dietnch Bonhoefter,s most beloved book of the Bible. Not only in his letters but also spiritual writings and sermons, texts from the Psalms are cited frequently. In order to resist the Nazis’ anti-Judaism, which brings about the abandonment of the Old Testament, Bonhoeffer claims that “the Old Testament is the book of the Church” and “the book concerning Christ.” As a result, Bonhoeffer published a booklet titled Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible in 1940. In this book, Bonhoeffer argues, the Psalms is the prayer of Christ; Christ prays these psalms through David. Therefore, the Psalms doubtlessly should be the best prayers for Christians. Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible is the last publication in Bonhoeffer’s lfe. Insofar as the content is concerned the booklet is by no means less important than Creation and Fall, unfortunately, it dose not attract the attention that it deserves from theological scholarship. It is, therefore, the main purpose of this essay to highlight the historical and theological singularity of Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible. In so doing the essay firstly retrospects to the social context of its publication and its particular place in Bonhoeffer’s thoughts. Secondly, it argues that the method Bonhoeffer uses to interpret the Psalms is the so-called Christocentric hermeneutics, since Creation and Fall. Lastly, it points out, the Psalter for Bonhoeffer is not only significant in thought but also in his spiritual life.